Ning Zhang

16.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
372 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Ning Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Zhang has authored 372 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 272 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 91 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 42 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Ning Zhang's work include Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (83 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (80 papers) and Electric Power System Optimization (75 papers). Ning Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (83 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (80 papers) and Electric Power System Optimization (75 papers). Ning Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ning Zhang's co-authors include Chongqing Kang, Qing Xia, Yi Wang, Jingwei Yang, Ershun Du, Daniel S. Kirschen, Yaohua Cheng, Wujing Huang, Zhenyu Zhuo and Qingchun Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ning Zhang

335 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Probabilistic individual load forecasting using pinball loss guided LSTM
    2018 341 citations Ning Zhang, Chongqing Kang et al. Applied Energy profile →
  2. Cost increase in the electricity supply to achieve carbon neutrality in China
    2022 287 citations Ershun Du, Ning Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Low-Carbon Operation of Multiple Energy Systems Based on Energy-Carbon Integrated Prices
    2019 277 citations Yaohua Cheng, Ning Zhang et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ning Zhang 10.1k 3.6k 1.8k 928 871 372 12.0k
Qing Xia 10.5k 1.0× 3.5k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 993 1.1× 934 1.1× 298 12.1k
Tao Ding 7.6k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 893 0.5× 909 1.0× 717 0.8× 471 10.1k
Gianfranco Chicco 6.9k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 914 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 518 0.6× 357 8.5k
Hongbin Sun 13.1k 1.3× 6.6k 1.9× 1.6k 0.9× 877 0.9× 831 1.0× 623 15.3k
Yijia Cao 9.3k 0.9× 5.4k 1.5× 1.2k 0.7× 543 0.6× 636 0.7× 453 11.6k
Hamidreza Zareipour 8.9k 0.9× 2.5k 0.7× 868 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 547 0.6× 194 10.2k
Wei‐Jen Lee 7.9k 0.8× 3.6k 1.0× 839 0.5× 770 0.8× 443 0.5× 405 9.0k
David Infield 5.2k 0.5× 3.1k 0.9× 930 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 468 0.5× 198 8.3k
Lei Wu 11.7k 1.2× 4.7k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 679 0.7× 1.3k 1.5× 320 13.1k
Matti Lehtonen 12.8k 1.3× 6.5k 1.8× 747 0.4× 1.3k 1.4× 1.4k 1.6× 809 15.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ning Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ning Zhang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ning Zhang. Ning Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Ning, et al.. (2025). Whole transcriptome analysis and construction of gene regulatory networks of granulosa cells from patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). European journal of medical research. 30(1). 9–9. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, et al.. (2025). Network Flow Method Integrates Skeleton Information for Multiple C. elegans Tracking. Sensors. 25(3). 603–603. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Haiyang, et al.. (2025). Techno-economic evaluation of seasonal energy storage in the electric-hydrogen-heating energy system. Energy. 319. 134872–134872. 3 indexed citations
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Han, Yinghua, et al.. (2025). Coordination of integrated energy systems and transportation networks for cost-effective and flexible multi-energy management. Applied Energy. 386. 125555–125555. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, et al.. (2025). Multi-technology collaborative planning method of hydrogen supply chain considering integrated generation-storage-transportation. Electric Power Systems Research. 242. 111340–111340. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, et al.. (2025). Modular soft origami pneumatic actuator (SOPA) with tunable stiffness. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 305. 110721–110721.
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Zhang, Ning, et al.. (2024). Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Al-12Si-xCu-yNi-1Mg alloy with different Ni/Cu ratios. Materials Today Communications. 38. 108081–108081. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, et al.. (2024). A novel short-term wind power scenario generation method combining multiple algorithms for data-missing wind farm Considering spatial-temporal correlativity. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 162. 110227–110227. 3 indexed citations
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Han, Jialin, Jiaxiang Zhang, Haoyue Guo, & Ning Zhang. (2024). Optimizing location-routing and demand allocation in the household waste collection system using a branch-and-price algorithm. European Journal of Operational Research. 316(3). 958–975. 10 indexed citations
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Yong, Pei, Zhifang Yang, Haiyang Jiang, Ning Zhang, & Chongqing Kang. (2024). Scheduling IDC-based virtual power plants considering backup power. Electric Power Systems Research. 234. 110673–110673.
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Zhang, Ning, et al.. (2023). Enhancing grid protection: The crucial role of resistive-type superconducting fault current limiters in transmission line current differential relays. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 156. 109711–109711. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, et al.. (2023). Optimal configuration of concentrating solar power generation in power system with high share of renewable energy resources. Renewable Energy. 220. 119535–119535. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiawei, Jiaxin Wang, Ning Zhang, et al.. (2023). Droop coefficient placements for grid-side energy storage considering nodal frequency constraints under large disturbances. Applied Energy. 357. 122444–122444. 12 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yaohua, Ning Zhang, & Chongqing Kang. (2018). Carbon emission flow: from electricity network to multiple energy systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhifang, Anjan Bose, Haiwang Zhong, et al.. (2017). Optimal reactive power dispatch with accurately modeled discrete control devices: A successive linear approximation approach. 1–1. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuxiao, et al.. (2017). Impact of Carbon market on China's electricity market: An equilibrium analysis. 1–5. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Jingwei, Ning Zhang, Chongqing Kang, & Pierre Pinson. (2017). Modeling the transient security constraints of natural gas network in day-ahead power system scheduling. 1–5. 4 indexed citations

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